Rachel Reeves has been slammed after returning from China with just £600 million of investment. The Chancellor made the trip last week despite turbulence on the UK gilt markets as the Budget fallout continues. The Labour politician said she had agreed deals worth £600 million to the UK economy over the next five years.
Chancellor defends decision to travel to Beijing where she is seeking to revive relations that have been frozen since 2019
Watch as Rachel Reeves answered questions in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 13 January, after returning from a trip to China criticised by political opponents for coinciding with a week of volatility for the pound and soaring yields on UK bonds.
The chancellor has said the budget is "non-negotiable" on a visit to China in the face of volatile markets back in the UK. Rachel Reeves flew out on Friday after ignoring calls from opposition parties to cancel the long-planned trip because of economic ...
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves left behind turmoil in financial markets to travel to Beijing in pursuit of growth drivers for the British economy, sparking a media backlash at home and dismaying critics of China’s Communist Party. The results were underwhelming.
Rachel Reeves, the UK Chancellor, embarks on a significant trade mission to China, aiming to bolster economic ties and explore investment opportunities. Her visit comes at a time when the UK economy faces challenges,
Exclusive: Former cabinet minister Sir Iain Duncan Smith said that the chancellor’s trip to Beijing was a desperate move ‘because she has trashed the economy’
Rachel Reeves was flying back from China into an economic storm as the Pound lost further ground against the Dollar and the cost of long-term Government borrowing hit a new high early on Monday.
It’s no wonder many are warning that this could be Reeves’ Denis Healey moment. Cast your minds back to 1976 for a moment, when the then-Labour chancellor humiliatingly had to plead for a bailout from the International Monetary Fund because of Britain’s debt crisis.
Closer links with China are “crucial” for economic growth, Rachel Reeves has said. The Chancellor is in Beijing for talks on a closer trading relationship which she claims will boost Britain’s GDP by £1 billion as the Government attempts to mend relations with the world’s second-largest economy.
MEL Stride has said Chancellor Rachel Reeves needs to “get a grip” after her “tone deaf” visit to China. The Shadow Chancellor told Sky News’s Sunday Morning With
The chancellor has said the budget is "non-negotiable" on a visit to China in the face of volatile markets back in the UK. Rachel Reeves flew out on Friday after ignoring calls from opposition ...